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Injury is an instance of being harmed or hurt caused by a physical or emotional force. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more.
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DEC 16, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2016Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 11, 2016Videos
In this video from Mayo Clinic, researcher Dr. Shane Shapiro discusses his use of stem cells to treat osteoarthritis pai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2016Neuroscience
For amputees, in addition to dealing with the trauma of their injury and lost limb, as many as 80% of patients who have ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 06, 2016Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2016Videos
Survivors of heart attacks or other damage to the heart sometimes finding their heart hardening, quite literally. The pr ...NOV 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Mini Planet. It has been edited for publication purposes. On December 4, hu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2016Cardiology
As if a heart attack weren’t traumatic enough, the tissue injury that follows can cause irreparable damage to hear ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2016Videos
Falling in love can cause your body to feel like it's on a permanent high. But what about when that high comes crashing ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 18, 2016Cardiology
Whether you’re young or young at heart, ditching the typical Western diet for a produce-based Mediterranean diet c ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 15, 2016Neuroscience
Neuroscience is a serious field of research. Understanding how the brain works, what causes certain deficits and finding ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 14, 2016Cardiology
Three known transcription factors are capable of reprogramming connective tissue in the heart to transform scar tissue i ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 14, 2016Neuroscience
The spinal cord is the pathway between the brain and the rest of the body. Much like a super highway, messages for muscl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 11, 2016Videos
Paper cuts, we've all had it before and we all can attest to how annoyingly painful these wounds can be. But have you ev ...NOV 10, 2016Neuroscience
When a person has lost sensation in a part of the body, whether to an accident or disease, they don’t just lose mo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A new report in Nature has shed some light on the process of necroptosis, a type of programmed cell death that is regula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2016Neuroscience
The research and science behind head injuries and professional football has been well known for years. Chronic Traumatic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 31, 2016Neuroscience
While caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a CNS depressant, when the two substances are combined, they don’t ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 29, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Humans may not be able to regenerate limbs like zebrafish can regenerate fins, but improving the human ability to heal w ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, researchers have taken recordings of the behavior of cells in the epidermis as adult limbs regrow fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2016Plants & Animals
A brain-damaged sea turtle named Antiopi has been given a modern CT scan in London after being in captivity at the Scarb ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 07, 2016Videos
Even as it's protected inside a thick skull, the brain remains a fragile organ. When we bump our heads or otherwise sust ...OCT 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 11, 2016
Videos
In this video from Mayo Clinic, researcher Dr. Shane Shapiro discusses his use of stem cells to treat osteoarthritis pai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2016
Neuroscience
For amputees, in addition to dealing with the trauma of their injury and lost limb, as many as 80% of patients who have
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2016
Videos
Survivors of heart attacks or other damage to the heart sometimes finding their heart hardening, quite literally. The pr
...
NOV 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
This article has been republished from Mini Planet. It has been edited for publication purposes. On December 4, hu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2016
Cardiology
As if a heart attack weren’t traumatic enough, the tissue injury that follows can cause irreparable damage to hear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2016
Videos
Falling in love can cause your body to feel like it's on a permanent high. But what about when that high comes crashing
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 18, 2016
Cardiology
Whether you’re young or young at heart, ditching the typical Western diet for a produce-based Mediterranean diet c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is a serious field of research. Understanding how the brain works, what causes certain deficits and finding
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 14, 2016
Cardiology
Three known transcription factors are capable of reprogramming connective tissue in the heart to transform scar tissue i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 14, 2016
Neuroscience
The spinal cord is the pathway between the brain and the rest of the body. Much like a super highway, messages for muscl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 11, 2016
Videos
Paper cuts, we've all had it before and we all can attest to how annoyingly painful these wounds can be. But have you ev
...
NOV 10, 2016
Neuroscience
When a person has lost sensation in a part of the body, whether to an accident or disease, they don’t just lose mo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new report in Nature has shed some light on the process of necroptosis, a type of programmed cell death that is regula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2016
Neuroscience
The research and science behind head injuries and professional football has been well known for years. Chronic Traumatic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 31, 2016
Neuroscience
While caffeine is a stimulant and alcohol is a CNS depressant, when the two substances are combined, they don’t ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 29, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Humans may not be able to regenerate limbs like zebrafish can regenerate fins, but improving the human ability to heal w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, researchers have taken recordings of the behavior of cells in the epidermis as adult limbs regrow fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2016
Plants & Animals
A brain-damaged sea turtle named Antiopi has been given a modern CT scan in London after being in captivity at the Scarb
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 07, 2016
Videos
Even as it's protected inside a thick skull, the brain remains a fragile organ. When we bump our heads or otherwise sust
...
OCT 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch